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SIA NextGen Study Outlines Growth Opportunities for Winter Sports Industry

January 13, 2022

In partnership with Shop-Eat-Surf By John Stouffer | Originally Published January 13, 2022 Snowsports Industries America (SIA), the winter outdoor industry’s non-profit, member-owned trade association, recently released The SIA NextGen Study, 2021, a detailed look at non-participants and participants of winter sports activities to learn more about the audiences and how to grow the market. There […]

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Shop-Eat-Surf Live with SIA President Nick Sargent

December 16, 2021

December 16, 2021 Today’s episode of Shop-Eat-Surf Live features our own Nick Sargent discussing winter outdoor industry opportunities and challenges, including the increase in participation, the rise of DTC, booming sales, and supply chain problems. Watch the recording:        

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ThirtyTwo Global Brand Director on New Products, Shipping and More

November 11, 2021

In partnership with Shop-Eat-Surf By Tiffany Montgomery | Originally Published November 11, 2021 Brian Cook gives us an update on how ThirtyTwo has evolved its snowboard boot line this year, the fluid shipping situation given the supply chain challenges and the kind of order growth the brand saw after last season. Snowboard brand ThirtyTwo has […]

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A Newsy Interview with Burton CEO John Lacy

October 27, 2021

In partnership with Shop-Eat-Surf By Tiffany Montgomery | Originally Published October 27, 2021 We talk with John about how the supply chain backups are impacting Burton deliveries, the incredible jump in DTC sales the company has seen during COVID, a major development with Burton’s joint venture in China and much more. We had a very […]

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Wave Rave Owner On New Los Angeles Store

October 25, 2021

In partnership with Shop-Eat-Surf By Tiffany Montgomery | Originally Published October 25, 2021 SES talked with Wave Rave Owner Steve Klassen about the new store, which is located in a building owned by the Dakine equipment licensee, current business trends and how supply chain challenges are impacting his shops.  Wave Rave, the Mammoth snowboard retailer […]

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Christy Sports CEO on Snow Sales Trends, Supply Chain and More

October 21, 2021

In partnership with Shop-Eat-Surf By Tiffany Montgomery | Originally Published October 21, 2021 Christy’s is a major snow player with 65 stores in four states. We spoke with CEO Matt Gold about early reads on the snow season, how last year turned out, how the company handled orders for this season, and how the supply […]

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SkiEssentials.com Owner on Early Snow Sales Trends

October 19, 2021

In partnership with Shop-Eat-Surf By Tiffany Montgomery | Originally Published October 19, 2021 Josh Wolfang shares interesting insights into what is selling so far, including how the Vail Resorts season pass price cut is impacting business. Also, how supply chain challenges are affecting his deliveries, and just how much he raised orders by this season […]

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Snow Resorts Roll Over Many “COVID” Keepers After Banner Year

September 29, 2021

In partnership with Shop-Eat-Surf By Tiffany Montgomery | Originally Published September 29, 2021 The pandemic forced many companies to innovate, including snow resorts. And resorts are carrying over some of those improvements this year. Last year at this time, the snow industry had no idea to what to expect for the winter season given much […]

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Evo CEO on Current Sales Trends, Expansion Plans, Annual Revenue and More

August 31, 2021

In partnership with Shop-Eat-Surf By Tiffany Montgomery | Originally Published August 31, 2021 An edited transcript our SES Live video interview with Bryce Phillips with lots of very interesting information, including evo’s annual revenue figures and early reads on the snow season. For our recent SES Live video series, we had a great talk with […]

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The Realities of Core Retail at a Time of Huge Demand

August 10, 2021

In partnership with Shop-Eat-Surf By Tiffany Montgomery | Originally Published July 1, 2021 When SES toured stores in San Diego in May, one of the interesting conversations we had was with Tim Kirkpatrick, the owner of Wavelines Surf Snow Skate. Tim has deep roots in the industry and started working as a teenager at Clairemont […]

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